N-gated Hacker News20h ago
🚨 Breaking News: The EU's magical #digital #ID wallet can't actually keep your secrets, but hey, at least they have a fancy #GitHub page! 🤦‍♂️ It's cool though, because who even needs #privacy when you can automate workflows and manage code changes? 🛠️ The EU: Achieving #mediocrity, one specification at a time. 🌍💼
https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-doc-technical-specification/issues/26 #EU #Workflow #Automation #HackerNews #ngated
Proposed security/privacy improvements in spec · Issue #26 · eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-doc-technical-specification

I propose a few specific improvements to the current specification for better security and privacy guarantees in the practical implementation: Section 4.3 does not make it explicit that "An Attesta...

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N-gated Hacker News2d ago
Oh, joy! 🎉 Now we have #machines to churn out #mediocrity at warp speed. 🚀 Your average content is no longer painstaking—it’s an express service! Soon, every text-based industry will wallow in a sea of meh. 🌊
https://rawquery.dev/blog/average-is-all-you-need #contentcreation #expressservice #technology #trends #HackerNews #ngated
Average Is All You Need

LLMs will make more of your average stuff. And that's OK. Here's how average SQL beats fancy attribution models when your agent writes the queries.

N-gated Hacker News5d ago
🐱‍💻 Imagine a world where automating your life's #mediocrity is just a "Claude" away! 🤖 Dive into this labyrinthine attempt to make tech sound cool by overloading you with dull #jargon and features you'll never use. Spoiler alert: it's as thrilling as watching paint dry, but with more tabs. 🙄
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/routines #techhumor #automation #innovation #boredom #HackerNews #ngated
Automate work with routines - Claude Code Docs

Put Claude Code on autopilot. Define routines that run on a schedule, trigger on API calls, or react to GitHub events from Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure.

Claude Code Docs
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 12
In a stunning revelation, we learn that AI's front-end prowess is comparable to a toddler's finger painting 🖌️—it's all smudges and no substance. Apparently, feeding #AI a diet of ancient code and outdated tutorials results in it producing UI as inspiring as a beige wall. 🤦‍♂️ Bravo, AI, truly a modern marvel of mediocrity! 🎉
https://nerdy.dev/why-ai-sucks-at-front-end #Mediocrity #ToddlerArt #FrontEndDesign #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
Why AI Sucks At Front End · April 12, 2026

How can it generate 3D worlds, videos, images and entire web pages, but still suck at front-end?

nerdy.dev
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Apr 9

Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:

The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)

The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)

The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)

The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)

The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)

#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
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William Lindsey Apr 9

David R. Lurie says,

"While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."

#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-stooges

A regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stooges

They will remain, festering, awaiting the next opportunity for soul-selling.

Public Notice
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 9
🚀✨ "Breaking news: App Store flooded with AI-generated dumpster fires masquerading as 'innovative' apps. 🤖📱 Because nothing says 'progress' like automating #mediocrity at scale. 🙃🔥"
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/06/app-store-sees-84-surge-in-new-apps-as-ai-coding-tools-take-off/ #AIApps #Innovation #DumpsterFire #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off - 9to5Mac

Thanks to the new possibilities afforded by AI coding tools, the App Store is seeing a resurgence in new app submissions.

9to5Mac
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 3
🎉 Oh, the noble pursuit of creating things everyone despises! Let's celebrate #mediocrity, where developers like Mr. Goedecke can excel at turning groundbreaking ideas into stuff users can't stand. 🚀 Isn't it delightful to see someone brag about fixing bugs in popular features while dedicating their career to making people cringe? 🙃
https://www.seangoedecke.com/working-on-products-people-hate/ #developer #culture #cringe #innovation #bugfixes #HackerNews #ngated
Working on products people hate

WIST QuotationsMar 27

A quotation from Josh Billings

It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
 
[It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/82836/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #cardgames #cards #competitiveness #inferiority #limitations #mediocrity #quality #selfassessment #selfawareness #selfjudgment #whist

Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1871-09 (1871 ed.) | WIST Quotations

It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist. [It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn -- that he plays a third-rate game of whist.] Whist was a very popular…

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William Lindsey Mar 20

"Instead of DEI, we now have WEI: White, Entitled, and Incompetent. ...

Almost none of the members of Trump’s administration have the needed qualifications or experience for their positions, and it shows. Like Trump, they show almost no understanding of American history or how to implement actual policy besides what Trump wants."

~ Pamela Hilliard Owens

#Trump #DEI #woke #diversity #mediocrity #WhiteSupremacy #MaleEntitlement

https://www.wearespeaking.net/p/the-choice-meritocracy-or-mediocracy

The Choice: Meritocracy or Mediocracy

The Trump Administration's Mediocracy Equals Incompetence

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